Société des Amis des Noirs

The author of the text discusses the Society of the Friends of the Blacks, a group of French abolitionists who opposed the practice of black slavery and the African slave trade. The Society, comprised mostly of white men and women, was established in Paris in 1788 and continued to operate until 1793. Jacques-Pierre Brissot served as its leader, with guidance from Thomas Clarkson, a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement in Great Britain.